• Reasons People Take Out Short Term Car Insurance

    Date: 2010.02.28 | Category: Uncategorized | Tags: ,,,

    Mostcar insurance policies are still sold for 1 year. However to meet the flexible driving needs of today’s drivers, short termcarinsurance is available for much shorter periods.

    Tempmotorinsurance is often referred to as policies ranging from 1 to 28 days. However, now flexibleinsurancecan be secured for between one to eight months.

    To add to this, rolling pay as you go monthly insurance is now available to drivers. This gives the benefit of not having to pay forinsurancewhen it won’t be needed.

    There arenumerous situations where drivers may take outone day insurance. One is making sure you are insured when using a friendsmotor. Securing an additional policy for this could protect a no claims bonus built up if no claim has been made for a while. This could therefore be a cost effective option for more experienced drivers.

    Another reason tempcoveris taken out is to provide protection for an additional driver so driving can be shared on a longer journey.

    Insuring a foreign guest while they are visiting is popular reason. As is securing cover for one day when buying a new vehicle and needing drive away insurance to take it home. Taking a test drive and requiringinsurancefor a weekend can be another eventuality.

    Not many van drivers actually own the vehicle themselves. This can be wherecar insurance for 1 week is required, when you are borrowing a van for differing scenarios.

    For thosebikersthat are planning a summer road trip or perhaps attending a biking convention or meet-up,short term car insurance could be a solution. This could be beneficial if they only ride thebikeoccasionally.